Datamax-O'Neil DPL Programmer’s Manual - Manual (Page 250)

Appendix I – Symbol Sets and Character Maps
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Code Page
Identifier
Font Format Description
MicroType [2]
True
Type
Datamax
HP
(PCL)
CG
Triumvirate
CG
Times
WD 579L X X Wingdings
WE
[3]
9E
Windows 3.1 Latin 2
WG
[3]
9G
Part [1] Windows Latin/Greek
WL
[3]
19L
Windows 3.1 Baltic (Latv, Lith)
WN 9U
X X Windows
WO 9U
[3] [3] [3] Windows 3.0 Latin 1
WR [3] 9R
[3] [1] Windows Latin/Cyrillic
WT [3] 5T
Windows 3.1 Latin 5
[3] Contains the Euro currency symbol ( ).
Double-Byte Symbols, Chinese, Kanji, and Korean
Character Map Selection
Double byte scalable fonts are mapped through a “character map”. This mapping allows the
host application to select a variety of characters to match the application. Each of the code
pages allows the host application to emulate a character set for the application.
Double Byte Character Map
Character
Map ID
TrueType
Font
Description
B5
BIG 5 (Taiwan) Encoded *
EU
EUC (Extended UNIX Code)
GB
Government Bureau Industry Standard; Chinese (PRC); default
JS
JIS (Japanese Industry Standard); default
SJ
Shift JIS
UC
Unicode (including Korean)
*Unavailable for the EX2.
The double-byte symbol set is selected using yUxx command. The single-byte symbol
set is selected using the same command, ySxx. Each affects an independent database
selection and has no impact on the other.